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.ANIMAL POWER. No. 370,569. Pat'entedSept. Z7, 1887.,

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ELI B. STUDEBAKER, OF FREDONIA, KANSAS.

ANIMAL-POWER.

SPECIFIGATQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,569, dated September27, 1887.

Application filed November 29, 1886. Serial No. 220,13. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, ELI B. STUDEEAKER, of Fredonia, in the county ofWilson and Slate of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved tures ofconstruction and combinations of parts of the animal-power, all ashereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the gures.

Figure lis a front elevation of my improved animal-power, and Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional elevation of the power, taken on the line a: Fig.l. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged detail views of the'sanic.

To opposite ends of the sillfraine A of the power opposite pairs ofposts B B are iixed, and these posts are stayed by diagonal braces b b,and are tied together by a head-piece, b. The two opposite end pairs ofposts B B,which constitute substantial end frames or standards, areconnected by front and rear overhead beams or timbers G C, which arepreferably tied together by cross-bars c c.

To a beam, a, of the sill-frame there is fixed a metal bed-plate, D,which has a pair of lugs, cl d, to and between which is pivoted on astrong pin, e, the step-block E, in which the lower end of the shaft Fof the tread-wheel G is journaled. The upper end of the wheelshaft F isj ournaled in a metal head-block, H, which is fitted to slide uponcurved guideplates I I, fixed to the frame-timbers C C.

A latch, J, pivoted at j to the headblock H, extends forward over saidhead-block and between the guides I I, and is provided with a handle, K,at its outer end, and by manipulating the latch by this handle thehead-block H may bc'shifted along the guides I I to give any desiredbodily incline to the tread-wheel G as the shaft' swings on itsfoot-pivot e. The latch has a series of notches, 7, in its lower edge,and either one of these notches may be caused to engage a plate, L,fixed to the guides I I, for locking the hcad-block H, shaft F, andtreadwheel G in any required adjustinent,and a spring,M,xed at oppositeends to the block H and latch J, respectively, prevents the jar of themachine disengagiig the latch from the latch-plate L.

At its inner side the tread-wheel G is provided with a large bevelgear-wheel, N, to which the shaft F is fixed, and the wheel N mesheswith a bevetpinion, O, which is xed to a horizontal shaft, P, whichisjonrnaled at one end in a block, d', on the bed-plate D and at itsother end in boxes fixed to the righthand framespost B. A driving-Wheel,R, iixed to the shaft, P, is provided with a series of holes, i", intoany one of which a wrist pin or bolt, s, ofa pitman or connecting-rod,S, may be passed. The upper end of the pitmaii S is pivotally connectedto one end of a rocking lever, T, which is pivoted at t to a post, U,set upon and braced to the sill-frame A of the 1nachine. The outer endof the lever has a hole, t', allowing connection to it of the dasher ofa churn or other reciprocating part of a ina-- chine to be operated bythe power; or, if pre ferred, the shaft P may be extended beyond theframe to allow connection to it of beltpulleys, to impart power throughthem in a wellknown manner. the pitman S passes into a slot, u, of apost, V, fixed to the frame as a guide to the lever.

To suitably-ciirved rods w, fixed to the headtimbers C of the power, areattached a series of metal plates, or it may be boards, WV, in a mannerto form two stalls, fw' wz, above the tread wheel to accommodate theanimals, which rotate the tread-wheel by walking on it.

rlhe tread-wheel is peculiarly constructed in section to facilitate itstransportation, and as follows: The metal gear-wheel N forms the centerof the tread-wheel, and to the top of the gear N, and preferably betweeniianges u, cast on wheels, there are bolted the inner ends of heavyspokes g, and the face or tread of the wheel comprises aseries ofsegmental sections,

g', which meet edgewise and have heavy cleats ICO g2 bolted to them nearthe edges, so as to stand,

at each side of the spokes g, to which said cleats are bolted, and overthe joints between the segmental sections g are secured cleats g3, whichcover and protect the joints and give a foothold to the animalsoperating the wheel, and as many foothold-cleats as may be necessarywill be fixed to the sections y', between the joint-cleats g3, as thesize of the wheel and the animals working it may require.

It will be noticed that the pivot e of the footblock E of thedriving-shaft F is in alignment with the shaft P; hence the adjustmentof the wheel G to incline it more or less will not disconnect thegearing N O, and a collar,f, fixed to the shaft F, prevents upwardmovement of the shaft F and the tread-wheel G as security againstdisconnection of the gearing.

It is obvious that the tread-wheel G,whether at rest or in motion, maybe adjusted by operating the lever J to any required incline to.

l quick speed and light power is needed, and

one animal may be worked in the outer stall, 102, when a slower speedand greater power are desired, and by adjusting the wrist-pin s of thepitman S in different holes r of the wheel B the speed of reciprocationof the lever T may be regulated,at will,to give a shorter or longerstroke, as ma)T be required to operate a machine connected to the lever.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An animal-power constructed with a supporting-frameya shaft journaledat its lower end in a pivoted step-block journaled at its upper end in ahead-block fitted adjustably in guides, and a tread-wheel xed to saidshaft and adjustable bodily therewith, substantially as described, forthe purposes set forth.

s 2. An animal-power constructed with a supporting-frame, a shaftjournaled at its lower end in a pivoted step-block journaled at itsupper end in ahead-block fitted adj ustably in guides, a'tread-wheelfixed to said shaft and adjustable bodily therewith, a bevel gearwheelxed to the tread-wheel, and a horizontal shaft carrying a bevel-pinionmeshing with the tread-wheel gear and set in alignment with the pivot ofthe shaft step-block, substantially as described, for the purposes setforth.

3. The combination, in an animal-power, of a frame, A B C, a pivotedstep-block, E, a shaft, F, stepped in block E, guides I, fixed to theframe, a head-block, H, fitted adjustably in said guides and in whichblock the shaft F is journaled, and a tread-wheel, G, fixed to the shaftF, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, in an animal-power, of a frame, A B C, a pivotedstep-block, E, a shaft, F, stepped in block E, guides I, fixed to theframe, a head-block, H, fitted adjustably to said guides and in whichblock the shaft F is journaled, a tread-Wheel, G, fixed to the shaft F,a gear-wheel, N, on the wheel G, a horizontal shaft, l?, journaled inthe frame, and a pinion, O, thereon meshing with the gearwheel N,substantially as shown and described.

5. In an animal-power, the combination, with a supporting-frame, apivoted step-block, E, a shaft, F, a tread-wheel, G,`on the shaft,guides I, and a head-block, H, fitted adj ustably in said guides and inwhich block the shaft F is journaled, of a latch, J, connected to theblock H and adapted for adjustment and locking of said block,substantially as shown and described.

6. In an animal-power, the combination of a supporting-frame, A B G, apivoted stepblock, E, a shaft, F, journaled in said block, guides I onthe frame, a head-block, H, fitted adj ustably to said guides and inwhich block the shaft F isjournaled, a treadwheel, G, on shaft F, agear-wheel, N, on wheel G, a shaft, P, a pitman, S, connected to wheelR, and a rock-lever, T, connected to pitman S, sub

stantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

7. In an animal-power, the tread-wheel G, constructed with a centralgear-wheel, N, spokes g, and tread-sections g', having cleats g2,substantially as shown and described.

8. In an animal-power, the tread-wheel G, constructed with a centralgear-wheel, N, spokes g, tread-sections g', having cleats g2, andfoothold-cleats g3, fixed to the face of the wheel, substantially asshown and described.

- ELI B. STUDEBAKER. Witnesses:

C. J. BUTRIE, J. W. HYLER.

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